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12 Document(s) [ Subject: Progressive%20sanctions%20%28Criminal%20justice%29 ]
| Committee: | Senate Jurisprudence | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Senate Committee on Jurisprudence interim report : report to the 78th Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Child crimes | Court costs and fees | Judges | Judicial districts | Juvenile crime | Juvenile justice system | Progressive sanctions (Criminal justice) | Racial profiling | Redistricting | Trial courts | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.77 j979 | |
| Session: | 77th R.S. (2001) | |
| Online version: | View report [89 pages File size: 1,687 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study the effectiveness of the progressive sanction guidelines for juvenile offenders. Determine whether the guidelines established by HB 327, 74th R.S., are bringing consistency, uniformity, and predictability to juvenile dispositions in an effort to facilitate juvenile justice planning and improve the allocation of resources within the juvenile justice system. The Committee shall make recommendations for improving the effectiveness of juveniles sanctions in protecting public safety and rehabilitating offenders. | |
| 2. | Study the judicial system's revenue structure and make recommendations for improving the collection, dispersal, and accounting of court costs, fees, and fines by state and local entities. This study should include a review of all court costs and fees (except those related to the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund) to ensure that they are necessary and are adequately fulfilling their intended purpose. | |
| 3. | Study and make recommendations for the reapportionment of judicial districts pursuant to Article V, Section 7a, Texas Constitution. | |
| 4. | Study and make recommendations for improving the structure of the state's trial court system, including, but not limited to: improving the quality, cost-effectiveness, and uniformity of the visiting judge program; devising objective criteria to be used by the Legislature to determine when and where additional trial courts should be created; and clarifying jurisdictional conflicts between courts. | |
| 5. | Monitor the implementation of SB 1074, 77th R.S., relating to the prevention of racial profiling by certain peace officers. | |
| Committee: | House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2002 : a report to the House of Representatives, 78th Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Alternative schools | Child custody | Families | Juvenile crime | Juvenile justice alternative education programs | Juvenile justice system | Progressive sanctions (Criminal justice) | School dropouts | School safety | Truancy | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.77 j987 | |
| Session: | 77th R.S. (2001) | |
| Online version: | View report [127 pages File size: 3,138 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Examine the roles of an attorney ad litem and guardian ad litem in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship. | |
| 2. | Review disposition patterns, uniformity of reporting, and evaluation of juvenile offense cases under the progressive sanctions guidelines. | |
| 3. | Examine the role of gestational agreements and their potential impact on Texas Family Law. | |
| 4. | Review state and local school district efforts to deal with problems of truancy, drop-outs, and disruptive behavior (pursuant to the Safe Schools Act) including in-school and out-of-school suspensions. The review should include examination of performance outcomes in alternative education, disciplinary alternative education and juvenile justice alternative education programs, and the effects of these programs on the educational progress of students who are removed from the regular classroom. (Joint with House Committee on Public Education) | |
| 5. | Actively monitor agencies and programs under the committee's oversight jurisdiction. | |
| Committee: | House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2000 : a report to the House of Representatives, 77th Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Attorney General of Texas | Child custody | Child support | Community property | Criminal Justice Policy Council | Juvenile justice alternative education programs | Juvenile Probation Commission, Texas | Kidnapping | Progressive sanctions (Criminal justice) | Protective and Regulatory Services, Texas Department of | Visitation rights | Youth Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.76 j987 | |
| Session: | 76th R.S. (1999) | |
| Online version: | View report [60 pages File size: 2,040 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Review current laws relating to parental abduction. | |
| 2. | Review the Texas community property system, including constitutional and statutory provisions in Title 1, Family Code. | |
| 3. | Review child support visitation guidelines as required by the federal government. | |
| 4. | Conduct active oversight of the agencies under the committee's jurisdiction, including the child support enforcement program and recent law changes affecting the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services. | |
| Committee: | Senate Gangs and Juvenile Justice, Interim | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Thinking outside the box. | |
| Subjects: | At-risk youth | Child Protective Services | Crime prevention | Gangs | Juvenile crime | Juvenile justice alternative education programs | Juvenile justice system | Progressive sanctions (Criminal justice) | Protective and Regulatory Services, Texas Department of | Runaway children | School safety | Services to Runaways and At-Risk Youth Program | Youth Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.75 g154 | |
| Session: | 75th R.S. (1997) | |
| Online version: | View report [215 pages File size: 11,733 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study and make recommendations to address the increasing gang problem in Texas, including consideration of: collaboration between law enforcement, education officials, and state and local juvenile justice agencies; prevention and intervention efforts; needs of prosecutors and law enforcement agencies; and criminal information systems. | |
| 2. | Study the need, if any, for additional juvenile court masters to assist courts with juvenile jurisdiction in providing speedy and effective justice for juvenile offenders and their victims. Identify jurisdictions most significantly impacted by juvenile justice caseloads. If necessary, make recommendations for the number of any such masters and the fiscal implications with potential funding sources. | |
| 3. | Monitor the implementation of HB 1550, 75th R.S., passed by the Legislature during the 1997 regular session, regarding progressive sanctions. Study the impact of progressive sanctions on juvenile facilities and upon program needs to make recommendations, if any, for statutory or funding changes. | |
| 4. | Monitor the STARS (Services to Runaways and At-Risk Youth) program and community youth development grants to evaluate their effectiveness and continued implementation. | |
| Committee: | Senate Gangs and Juvenile Justice, Interim | |
| Title: | Interim report - Summary | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Thinking outside the box: summary of report. | |
| Subjects: | At-risk youth | Child Protective Services | Crime prevention | Gangs | Juvenile crime | Juvenile justice alternative education programs | Juvenile justice system | Progressive sanctions (Criminal justice) | Protective and Regulatory Services, Texas Department of | Runaway children | School safety | Services to Runaways and At-Risk Youth Program | Youth Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.75 g154s | |
| Session: | 75th R.S. (1997) | |
| Online version: | View report [32 pages File size: 1,425 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study and make recommendations to address the increasing gang problem in Texas, including consideration of: collaboration between law enforcement, education officials, and state and local juvenile justice agencies; prevention and intervention efforts; needs of prosecutors and law enforcement agencies; and criminal information systems. | |
| 2. | Study the need, if any, for additional juvenile court masters to assist courts with juvenile jurisdiction in providing speedy and effective justice for juvenile offenders and their victims. Identify jurisdictions most significantly impacted by juvenile justice caseloads. If necessary, make recommendations for the number of any such masters and the fiscal implications with potential funding sources. | |
| 3. | Monitor the implementation of HB 1550, 75th R.S., passed by the Legislature during the 1997 regular session, regarding progressive sanctions. Study the impact of progressive sanctions on juvenile facilities and upon program needs to make recommendations, if any, for statutory or funding changes. | |
| 4. | Monitor the STARS (Services to Runaways and At-Risk Youth) program and community youth development grants to evaluate their effectiveness and continued implementation. | |
| Committee: | House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1998 : a report to the House of Representatives, 76th Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Adoption | At-risk youth | Attorney General Child Support Division | Child support | Crime prevention | Foster care | Juvenile crime | Juvenile justice system | Paternity | Progressive sanctions (Criminal justice) | Protective and Regulatory Services, Texas Department of | Services to Runaways and At-Risk Youth Program | Texas Child Support Enforcement System | Youth Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.75 j987 | |
| Session: | 75th R.S. (1997) | |
| Online version: | View report [41 pages File size: 1,866 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Review the progressive sanctions and diversion programs and assess whether they are achieving desired results. | |
| 2. | Actively monitor programs for at-risk youth, including the STARS Program and Community Youth Development Grants. | |
| 3. | Monitor the implementation of the TXCSES automated system to aid child support enforcement. | |
| 4. | Conduct active oversight of agencies and programs under the jurisdiction of the committee, including implementation of the Birth Father Registry and Voluntary Adoption Registry (see HB 1091, 75th R.S., and SB 34, 75th R.S.), and the new timetables for foster care placements by the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services. | |
| Committee: | Senate Juvenile Justice and Child Support, Interim | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Senate Interim Committee on Juvenile Justice and Child Support final report submitted to the 75th Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | At-risk youth | Attorney General Child Support Division | Child support | Children's health insurance | Criminal Justice Policy Council | Criminal Justice, Texas Department of | Juvenile crime | Juvenile justice alternative education programs | Juvenile justice system | Medically uninsured | Progressive sanctions (Criminal justice) | Protective and Regulatory Services, Texas Department of | Public Safety, Texas Department of | School discipline | Services to Runaways and At-Risk Youth Program | Sex offenders | Texas Child Support Enforcement System | Traffic violations | Youth Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.74 j988r | |
| Session: | 74th R.S. (1995) | |
| Online version: | View report [171 pages File size: 7,838 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study whether the criminal offense of "Failure to Stop and Render Aid," which applies to adults, should apply to juveniles. | |
| 2. | Study and make recommendations regarding the juvenile justice revisions made by the 74th Legislature, with a special focus on (a) implementation of progressive sanctions and related programming by local entities and (b) the expansion of the STARS (Services to At-Risk Youth) program by the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, by the Juvenile Justice Reform Bill, HB 327, 74th R.S., and the Appropriations Act, HB 1, 74th R.S.. | |
| 3. | Study and make recommendations for any juvenile justice related issues that are identified as problems in the revisions of juvenile justice, including omissions and unintended consequences of the Juvenile Justice Reform Bill or related statutes and legislation. | |
| 4. | Review analysis of the Criminal Justice Policy Council and other information required to be reported to the legislature, governor, lieutenant governor, or the Legislative Budget Board by HB 327, 74th R.S., or related statutes and make recommendations from those reports as necessary. | |
| 5. | Study and make recommendations regarding child support payments, specifically relating to the collection and distribution of child support as in SB 793, 74th R.S.. | |
| 6. | Study and determine whether the expansion of the Texas Youth Commission and local juvenile justice facilities is sufficient to go into the year 2002. | |
| Committee: | House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Committe on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1996 : a report to the House of Representatives, 75th Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Adoption | Alternative schools | Attorney General Child Support Division | Child support | Education Agency, Texas | Juvenile justice alternative education programs | Juvenile justice system | Juvenile Probation Commission, Texas | Progressive sanctions (Criminal justice) | School discipline | School safety | Texas Child Support Enforcement System | Youth Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.74 j987 | |
| Session: | 74th R.S. (1995) | |
| Online version: | View report [55 pages File size: 2,159 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study adoption practices and determine the need for changes to promote the public interest. | |
| 2. | Review the comprehensive changes of the juvenile justice laws made by the 74th Legislature. The review should include recommendations to address: (a) new juvenile justice problems, (b) reports of the Texas Youth Commission, Texas Juvenile Probation Commission and Texas Criminal Justice Policy Council made pursuant to HB 327, 74th R.S., and; (c) errors, omissions and conflicts in current law. | |
| 3. | Study methods to improve the collection and distribution of child support payments. | |
| Committee: | Senate Finance Interim Subcommittee on Juvenile Crime | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Report to the Senate of the 66th Legislature / by the Interim Subcommittee on Juvenile Crime. | |
| Subjects: | At-risk youth | Juvenile crime | Juvenile justice system | Progressive sanctions (Criminal justice) | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.65 J988 | |
| Session: | 65th R.S. (1977) | |
| Online version: | View report [21 pages File size: 1,576 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Study juvenile offenders and the civil and criminal jurisprudence system in Texas as it addresses itself to delinquents and youthful offenders of the law. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | Senate Finance Interim Subcommittee on Juvenile Crime | |
| Title: | Final report on a study of the juvenile justice system in Texas | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Final report on a study of the juvenile justice system inTexas. | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.65 j988y 1979 | |
| Session: | 65th R.S. (1977) | |
| Committee: | Senate Finance Interim Subcommittee on Juvenile Crime | |
| Title: | Transcripts | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Transcripts | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.65 j988t | |
| Session: | 65th R.S. (1977) | |
| Committee: | Senate Finance Interim Subcommittee on Juvenile Crime | |
| Title: | Presentation to the Senate Interim Subcommittee on Juvenile Crime on a Study of the Texas Juvenile Justice System | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Presentation to the Senate Interim Subcommittee on Juvenile Crime on a Study of the Texas Juvenile Justice System. | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.65 j988y | |
| Session: | 65th R.S. (1977) | |
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